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Harvard Researcher – Based on Moore’s Law Bitcoin Will Hit $100,000

Dennis Porto, a Harvard researcher, has recently told Multiplex founder Brian Roemmele in an interview that based on Moore’s law, bitcoin price will surpass the $100,000 mark. “Bitcoin’s price could hit $100,000 per coin if it continues to follow Moore’s law,” said Porto. Moore’s law, named after Intel co-founder Gorden Moore, refers to the finding of Moore in 1965 when he noticed that “the number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits had doubled every year since their invention.” Essentially, Moore’s law demonstrates the exponential growth of technology and the rapid rate at which the technology market is expanding.

Dennis Porto, a Harvard researcher, has recently told Multiplex founder Brian Roemmele in an interview that based on Moore’s law, bitcoin price will surpass the $100,000 mark.

“Bitcoin’s price could hit $100,000 per coin if it continues to follow Moore’s law,” said Porto.

Moore’s law, named after Intel co-founder Gorden Moore, refers to the finding of Moore in 1965 when he noticed that “the number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits had doubled every year since their invention.” Essentially, Moore’s law demonstrates the exponential growth of technology and the rapid rate at which the technology market is expanding.

Like Intel’s integrated circuits and Nvidia’s microchips, bitcoin has rose in value at an exponential rate since early 2009. It has consistently been the best performing asset and currency in the world throughout the past 8 years, with the exception of 2014. According to prominent Wall Street strategist Tom Lee, bitcoin is en route to become best performing currency and asset again by the end of 2017.

Emphasizing the rapid increase in demand towards bitcoin from institutional investors, Lee explained that bitcoin will undoubtedly become the best performing asset this year and he would easily choose to invest in bitcoin instead of a “basket of US Stocks.” Lee noted:

“I think bitcoin is an underowned asset with potential for huge institutional sponsorship coming. It has a lot of characteristics that are very similar to gold that I think will make it ultimately attractive as an alternate currency. It’s a good store of value. Institutions have to directly buy the coin today through a broker, but both the CBOE and the CFTC have opened up options futures trading, so I think it’s going to grow in holdings.”

There exists many reasons as to why prominent analysts and high profile traders remain confident in bitcoin and its strong rally. One of the many reasons is bitcoin’s adaptability. Bitcoin is being considered by most as digital gold, a safe haven asset and a long-term investment. Investors have been purchasing bitcoin as a wealth management product in order to protect portfolios from economic uncertainty and global markets volatility.

But, before anything else, bitcoin is a digital currency. Its transportability and high liquidity have been two of its major advantages and traders have started to prefer bitcoin over gold due to its applications. It can be utilized as both digital gold and a digital currency.

As Lee explained, the liquidity of bitcoin will only increase in the upcoming months, at a rapid rate. Some of the world’s largest markets and trading platforms are about to integrate bitcoin, starting with the Chicago Board Options Exchange. More to that, large-scale commercial banks are actively investing into the possibility of integrating bitcoin. Already, major Swiss bank Falcon integrated bitcoin and has started to offer bitcoin trading services to its clients.

“The first reactions to our Bitcoin services have been very encouraging and we are convinced that by adding three new Blockchain assets we will fulfill our clients’ future needs,” Arthur Vayloyan, global head of products and services at Falcon, stated.

As global adoption of bitcoin as digital gold and currency continues to increase at an exponential rate, inevitably, bitcoin will reach a value of $100,000, as predicted by Porto and many other analysts in the finance sector.

Bitcoin Price Rebounds to $4,200 Although Semi-bearsh Sentiment Remains

TheMerkle Bitcoin price 4200The Bitcoin price is back where it belongs, by the look of things. After a few days of the price hovering below the $4,000 mark, things have finally returned to their previous level. Right now, one BTC is valued at $4,223.67, representing a 7.43% increase over the past 24 hours. The trading volume is also holding its own fairly well, although it is a bit lower compared to yesterday. All things considered, most Bitcoin users will be quite pleased with these developments right now. A Good Day for Bitcoin Price Speculators Contrary to what most people would assume, the current

TheMerkle Bitcoin price 4200

The Bitcoin price is back where it belongs, by the look of things. After a few days of the price hovering below the $4,000 mark, things have finally returned to their previous level. Right now, one BTC is valued at $4,223.67, representing a 7.43% increase over the past 24 hours. The trading volume is also holding its own fairly well, although it is a bit lower compared to yesterday. All things considered, most Bitcoin users will be quite pleased with these developments right now.

A Good Day for Bitcoin Price Speculators

Contrary to what most people would assume, the current Bitcoin market is still mainly dominated by speculators and a few market makers.  That being said, it was only a matter of time until we would see the Bitcoin price go up after its latest correction. One cannot deny the market has evolved in a pretty curious direction, with major gains being noted over the past few months. Under normal circumstances, that price gain would be met with an almost equally big price correction, but that has not been the case whatsoever.

It is certainly true the Bitcoin price went down a fair amount a few days ago. Going from nearly $4,400 to $3,900 and lower over the course of a few days isn’t all that promising by any means. However, we have seen far more volatile Bitcoin price swings in recent years as well, which makes this one pale in comparison. Moreover, it also allows the price to rebound with relative ease, which is what we are seeing right now. With just a small nudge in trades, the Bitcoin price increased by 7.43% over the past 24 hours.

The bigger question, as always, is where the money comes from and how things will evolve in the future. It appears Poloniex is bringing in most of the volume, followed by Bitfinex and Bittrex. Two out of the top three trading markets are related to the XRP/BTC market, which isn’t entirely surprising right now. Fiat currency exchanges claim spots 5 through 9, including KRW, CNY, USD, and JPY markets. Once again, there is no EURO market in the top 10, and it doesn’t appear there will be any for the foreseeable future. That is somewhat disheartening, but it has been the way things go in the Bitcoin world for some years now.

Interestingly enough, the Bitcoin price rebound isn’t affecting the Bitcoin Dominance Index all that much.  Right now, Bitcoin’s dominance sits at 45.4%, even though it has the largest market cap by quite a margin. Then again, no one can deny Bitcoin is and will remain the world’s largest cryptocurrency for quite some time to come. Even though the Dominance index isn’t as high as some people would like to see, the overall cryptocurrency market cap has grown to over $153bn.

Nearly half of that value still belongs to Bitcoin alone, despite there being around 1,000 different cryptocurrencies and assets tracked on CoinMarketCap right now. Do keep in mind thousands other currencies exist as well, even though they are not necessarily on CMC. There is little reason to track useless currencies and assets, as not every creation brings any value to the table whatsoever. It is hard to rival Bitcoin in this regard, as it will always maintain the first-mover advantage.

Moreover, it is once again more profitable to mine Bitcoin compared to Bitcoin Cash. Although this temporary profitability switch hadn’t affected the Bitcoin network all that much, there is no reason for miners to mine BCH right now. In fact, it is 137.6% more profitable to mine on the original chain. The latest difficulty adjustment for the Bitcoin Cash network hasn’t done miners any favors, to say the least. Going from being 140% more profitable to mine to negative digits in quick succession is not a development BCH supporters were looking forward to.

Bitcoin Price Watch; Price Finds Medium Term Support

The European session is now well underway in the bitcoin price it’s time to take a look at how action overnight can feed into a strategy moving forward today. In yesterday’s analysis, we commented on the fact that the correction we have seen during the early week looked to be reversing and that the late … Continue reading Bitcoin Price Watch; Price Finds Medium Term Support

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The European session is now well underway in the bitcoin price it’s time to take a look at how action overnight can feed into a strategy moving forward today. In yesterday’s analysis, we commented on the fact that the correction we have seen during the early week looked to be reversing and that the late … Continue reading Bitcoin Price Watch; Price Finds Medium Term Support

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Bitcoin price rises again above $4000 – but will it hit a new all-time high? – Telegraph.co.uk


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IRS Uses Chainalysis to Track Down Bitcoin Tax Cheats – CoinTelegraph

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IRS Uses Chainalysis to Track Down Bitcoin Tax Cheats
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The IRS is actively seeking out tax evaders using Bitcoin, employing tools like Chainalysis to unmask them. Many people believe that Bitcoin is anonymous, but it is in fact pseudonymous. All transactions linked to a particular address are visible on ...
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DASH/USD and LTC/USD Technical Analysis August 23, 2017

Hello and welcome to News BTC’s Market Outlook Aug 23. DASH/USD DASH continues to look very choppy, as we hover below the $300 level. Because of this, I am waiting for a break above the $300 level to start buying. I believe there is a bit of a “floor” in the market near the $250 … Continue reading DASH/USD and LTC/USD Technical Analysis August 23, 2017

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Hello and welcome to News BTC’s Market Outlook Aug 23. DASH/USD DASH continues to look very choppy, as we hover below the $300 level. Because of this, I am waiting for a break above the $300 level to start buying. I believe there is a bit of a “floor” in the market near the $250 … Continue reading DASH/USD and LTC/USD Technical Analysis August 23, 2017

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ETH/USD and ETH/BTC Technical Analysis August 23, 2017

Hello and welcome to News BTC’s Market Outlook Aug 23. ETH/USD Ethereum fell precipitously during the day on Tuesday, reaching towards the $284 level underneath. We bounced enough to break above the $300 level again, and it now looks likely that the buyers might be interested in this market. However, it’s going to be very … Continue reading ETH/USD and ETH/BTC Technical Analysis August 23, 2017

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Hello and welcome to News BTC’s Market Outlook Aug 23. ETH/USD Ethereum fell precipitously during the day on Tuesday, reaching towards the $284 level underneath. We bounced enough to break above the $300 level again, and it now looks likely that the buyers might be interested in this market. However, it’s going to be very … Continue reading ETH/USD and ETH/BTC Technical Analysis August 23, 2017

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BTC/USD and BTC/JPY Technical Analysis August 23 2017

Hello and welcome to News BTC’s Market Outlook Aug 23. BTC/USD Bitcoin fell rather rapidly during the session on Tuesday, breaking down to the vital $3600 level. That is an area that is massively supportive, and if we were to break down below there, the market would go much lower. We have bounced back to … Continue reading BTC/USD and BTC/JPY Technical Analysis August 23 2017

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Hello and welcome to News BTC’s Market Outlook Aug 23. BTC/USD Bitcoin fell rather rapidly during the session on Tuesday, breaking down to the vital $3600 level. That is an area that is massively supportive, and if we were to break down below there, the market would go much lower. We have bounced back to … Continue reading BTC/USD and BTC/JPY Technical Analysis August 23 2017

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Bitcoin Users Vent Frustration as Hashrate Drops 50 Percent in 4 Days – CoinTelegraph

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Bitcoin Users Vent Frustration as Hashrate Drops 50 Percent in 4 Days
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Bitcoin (BTC) users are complaining of slow and expensive transactions as a 50 percent loss of hash rate brings the network to a standstill. Data from Blockchain.info flagged by trader SatoSqueeze shows a halving of BTC hash rate from 8,000 to 4,000 ...